Definition of Shaving

1. Noun. The act of removing hair with a razor.

Exact synonyms: Shave
Generic synonyms: Depilation, Epilation
Specialized synonyms: Tonsure
Derivative terms: Shave, Shave

2. Noun. A thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something.
Exact synonyms: Paring, Sliver
Generic synonyms: Fragment
Specialized synonyms: Splint, Turning
Derivative terms: Pare, Shave, Sliver, Sliver, Slivery

3. Noun. The act of brushing against while passing.
Exact synonyms: Grazing, Skimming
Generic synonyms: Touch, Touching
Derivative terms: Graze, Graze, Shave

Definition of Shaving

1. n. The act of one who, or that which, shaves; specifically, the act of cutting off the beard with a razor.

Definition of Shaving

1. Noun. A thin, shaved off slice of wood, metal, or other material. ¹

2. Verb. (present participle of shave) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Shaving

1. something shaved off [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Shaving

shave biopsy
shaveable
shaved
shavehooks
shaveling
shavelings
shaven
shavers
shaves
shavetail
shavetails
shavie
shavies
shaving (current term)
shaving-brush tree
shaving brush
shaving cramp
shaving cream
shaving creams
shaving foam
shaving soap
shavings
shaw
shawarma
shawarmas
shawed
shawing
shawirma

Literary usage of Shaving

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Punches and Dies: Layout, Construction and Use by Frank Arthur Stanley (1919)
"OTHER FORMS OF DIES It will be noticed that all of the examples of shaving dies illustrated in this chapter are provided with guide pins or pillars to ..."

2. A Manual of Personal Hygiene: Proper Living Upon a Physiologic Basis by Walter Lytle Pyle (1915)
"In regard to shaving, it may be said that it is always a good plan for a man to practise shaving himself and so avoid any possible danger of infection from ..."

3. A Manual of Personal Hygiene: Proper Living Upon a Physiologic Basis by Walter Lytle Pyle (1917)
"In regard to shaving, it may be said that it is always a good plan for a man to practise shaving himself and so avoid any possible danger of infection from ..."

4. A Manual of Personal Hygiene: Proper Living Upon a Physiologic Basis by Walter Lytle Pyle (1917)
"In regard to shaving, it may be said that it is always a good plan for a man to practise shaving himself and so avoid any possible danger of infection from ..."

5. A Manual of Personal Hygiene by Walter Lytle Pyle (1900)
"In regard to shaving, it may be said that it is always a good plan for a man to practise shaving himself and so avoid any possible danger of infection from ..."

6. A Manual of Personal Hygiene: Proper Living Upon a Physiologic Basis by Walter Lytle Pyle (1912)
"In regard to shaving, it may be said that it is always a good plan for a man to practise shaving himself and so avoid any possible danger of infection from ..."

7. A Manual of Personal Hygiene: Proper Living Upon a Physiologic Basis by Walter Lytle Pyle, May E. Young (1910)
"In regard to shaving, it may be said that it is always a good plan for a man to practise shaving himself and so avoid any possible danger of infection from ..."

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